West Ham hit the spot to give Sam Allardyce welcome tonic

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Collison scored a late second goal for West Ham from the penalty spotEd Sykes/Action Images

Tim Abraham

Last updated at 12:01AM, October 30 2013

Burnley 0 West Ham 2

West Ham United’s goalscoring struggles on the road have yet to be fully
cured, but this Capital One Cup victory at Turf Moor was certainly a welcome
tonic.

Before this fourth-round meeting, Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, had
only seen his side find the net in one game on their travels this season — a
3-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane — despite their defensive
solidity.

And Burnley, having equalled the club’s best start to a season after
­Saturday’s victory over Queens Park Rangers in the Sky Bet Championship ,
smelt the opportunity to take a Barclays Premier League scalp.